Following a star-studded London premiere in December 2012, the details of the highly anticipated Lagos premiere of Nollywood and Hollywood production by HekCentrik Films,Turning Point, has
been revealed. Expected to host the glitterati of Nigerian cinema,
entertainment and fashion as well as government officials, dignitaries,
leading business people and journalists, the Lagos premiere will be held
at the Silverbird Galleria on Friday 24 May 2013.
The invite-only premiere will kick off with red carpet at 6.30pm prompt followed by the film screening and an after party. A compelling story of ethnic prejudice, blurred moral lines, revenge and redemption written and directed by Towolawi, Turning Point follows the rise and fall of Ade (Igoni Archibong), Nigerian-American New York City investment
banker who is in a relationship with keen-to-marry African-American
Stacey (KD Aubert) but is forced into an arranged marriage to seemingly
submissive Grace (Jackie Appiah) by his controlling mother (Patience
Ozokwor).
With
a star-studded cast of Hollywood and Nollywood talents bringing
together Hollywood heavyweights Ernie Hudson best known for his roles as
Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series, Sergeant Albrecht in The Crow, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle and Warden Leo Glynn in Oz, Todd Bridges of Diff’rent Strokes fame, Victoria’s Secret model and actress from Scorpion King, Friday After Next and Soul Plane, KD
Aubert, Joe Estevez with leading names of African cinema such as
Nollywood’s noted actress Patience Ozokwor (Mama Gee) also known as
Mother Africa, Ghana’s celebrated actress Jackie Appiah, Nigerian
actress of Blackberry Babes fame Oge Okoye, Turning Point turns
into reality what was once a dream of a partnership between the world’s
two largest film industries, Hollywood and Nollywood.
The sponsors of the premiere
are Lagos State Government, Cool FM, Wazobia FM, Nigeria Info, Africa
Magic, FAB Magazine, Arik Air, WAP TV, SCOA, Fos Marai,Intercontinental
Distilleries, SPAN, Pro-Vision Media, O’bibi Consult and Peekaboo Global
Consult.
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